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Lincoln County Democrats Caucus Sunday March 2
Lincoln County Democrats are holding their 2014 election year town caucuses Sunday, March 2 at four county locations.

Republicans Hear Maine Heritage Policy Center CEO; Plan Caucus
J. Scott Moody, CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center, spoke to the Lincoln County Republican Committee on Feb. 12 regarding the fiscal crisis facing Maine and the Center’s plan to deal with it.

Rematch Possible for Senate Seat
The race to represent Lincoln County in the Maine Senate will likely be a rematch of a 2012 race so close a recount was necessary.

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Wiscasset town officials, co-workers, community leaders, friends, and family members gathered at the Wiscasset Community Center Feb. 2 to say goodbye to outgoing town manager Laurie Smith.

A representative of the Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore-wind project will attend the next meeting of the Bristol Wind Power Advisory Committee, Tuesday, March 4.

Updated Feb. 21 at 4:55 p.m.

A Camden man operating a sport utility vehicle on Route 17 in Somerville Feb. 21 died from injuries sustained when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck an oncoming delivery truck, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

An Alna man rolled over his four-wheel-drive SUV on Route 1 in Newcastle this afternoon as a result of poor road conditions during the snowstorm.

The scheduled delivery of a new bus to Jefferson Village School Feb. 11 could not have been much more timely as the bus it will replace broke a leaf spring within sight of the school on its run that morning.

Updated Feb. 4 at 10:45 a.m. — Alert status upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning. Forecast accumulation downgraded to 4 to 8 inches.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in regard to a weather system forecast to bring 6 to 10 inches of snowfall accumulation beginning in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

A blustery snowstorm that plowed through Lincoln County Tuesday night has left 51 households in Bremen without power, according to Central Maine Power.

The proposed education budget for Bremen high school students could result in up to a $72,340 or 27.9 percent increase for local taxpayers for the 2014-2015 school year.

A Jefferson woman faces charges of possessing a prescription narcotic and 11 hypodermic needles after police arrested her on Main Street in Damariscotta Feb. 22.

A 33-year-old Nobleboro man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for the burglary and theft of drugs from a Damariscotta dentist’s office.

Damariscotta winter roads contractor Hagar Enterprises Inc. will fulfill its contract if the town decides to extend the deal, according to a company press release.

The race to represent Lincoln County in the Maine Senate will likely be a rematch of a 2012 race so close a recount was necessary.

Aydan Daniel Bailey was safely delivered by his father Mark Bailey 11:30 p.m. Feb. 20 near the Eagle’s Nest in Newcastle.